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Linux

Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. It is one of the most prominent examples of open source development and free software; unlike proprietary operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X, its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify, and redistribute freely.

Initially developed and used primarily by individual enthusiasts on personal computers, Linux has since gained the support of corporations such as IBM, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Novell, Inc., and has risen to prominence as an operating system for servers; eight of the ten most reliable internet hosting companies now run Linux on their web servers.

Linux has been more widely ported to different computing platforms than any other operating system. It is used in devices ranging from supercomputers to mobile phones, and is gaining popularity in the personal computer market.

Pronunciation
In 1992, Torvalds explained how he pronounces the word Linux:

“'li' is pronounced with a short [ee] sound: compare prInt, mInImal etc. 'nux' is also short, non-diphthong, like in pUt [.]. It's partly due to minix: linux was just my working name for the thing, and as I wrote it to replace minix on my system, the result is what it is... linus' minix became linux.„
— Linus Torvalds , comp.os.linux newsgroup

Excerpt from "Linux." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 30 Oct 2006, 04:28 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 30 Oct 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linux&oldid=84559411

Server

• Server (computing), a computer that provides services to other computers, or the software that runs on it
• Application server, a server dedicated to running certain software applications
• Communications server, carrier-grade computing platform for communications networks
• Database server, provides database services
• Fax server, provides fax services for clients
• File server, provides file services
• Game server, a server that video game clients connect to in order to play online together
• Standalone server, an emulator for client-server (web-based) programs
• Web server, a server that HTTP clients connect to in order to send commands and receive responses along with data contents.
• Client-server, a software architecture that separates "server" functions from "client" functions
• The X Server part of the X Window System
• Peer-to-peer, a network of computers running as both clients and servers

Excerpt from "Server." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 26 Oct 2006, 02:23 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 27 Oct 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Server&oldid=83766366